United States International Trade Commission
USITC to Appoint Lisa Murray and Benjamin Richards as New Administrative Law Judges
Brett W. Doyle, Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC), announced today that Lisa A. Murray and Benjamin S. Richards have been named USITC Administrative Law Judges (ALJs). Murray and Richards will manage an active litigation docket, preside over evidentiary hearings, and make initial determinations in the Commission’s investigations involving unfair practices in import trade under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. These investigations most often involve allegations of patent and trademark infringement.
About Lisa A. Murray
Prior to her selection as ALJ, Murray served as an Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) on the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 2024 to 2026. Prior to her appointment as APJ, Murray worked as an investigative attorney in the USITC’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations from 2008 to 2024, where she represented the public interest in section 337 investigations involving patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation.
Murray began her career as a judicial law clerk to the Hon. Dominick L. DiCarlo, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of International Trade, and practiced intellectual property and international trade law at various private firms before rejoining the federal government.
Murray holds a juris doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School, a master of science degree in computer science from the George Washington University, a master of arts degree in political science (world politics) from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor of arts degree, with honors, in history and music performance from Oberlin College.
About Benjamin S. Richards
Before his selection as ALJ, Richards served as Of Counsel at Winston Taylor LLP in Washington, DC. Previously, he served as an attorney-advisor in both the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of the Administrative Law Judges at the USITC. In those roles, he advised the Commission and ALJs on section 337 investigations and represented the Commission in appellate litigation before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Earlier in his career, he served as a trial attorney in the Intellectual Property Section of the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Division, where he represented the United States in patent, trademark, and copyright litigation.
He holds a juris doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School and a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Utah.
About the U.S. International Trade Commission
The USITC is an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency that investigates and makes determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights; provides independent analysis and information on tariffs, trade, and competitiveness to the President and the Congress; and maintains the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Extrusion-Coated Magnet Wire
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain extrusion-coated magnet wire. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the USITC’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of Essex Solutions Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, and Essex Solutions USA LLC of Atlanta, Georgia, on September 29, 2026. A supplement was filed on October 13, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain extrusion-coated magnet wire that infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following respondents in this investigation:
- Wellascent Electronic (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd., Ganzhou, China
- Wellascent Technologies USA LLC, Grand Prairie, Texas
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1527), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the USITC.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
USITC Makes Determination in Five-Year (Sunset) Review Concerning Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revoking the existing antidumping duty order on imports of diamond sawblades and parts thereof from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determination, the existing antidumping duty order on imports of these products from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on this five-year (sunset) review.
The USITC’s public report, Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-1092 (Third Review), USITC Publication 5807, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the review.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 25, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) review concerning Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China was instituted on March 2, 2026.
On June 5, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct an expedited five-year review. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group response was adequate and the respondent interested party group response was inadequate, and voted for an expedited review.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct an expedited review is available on the investigations page for Diamond Sawblades and Parts Thereof from China; Inv. No. 731-TA-1092 (Review 3).
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Chassis and Subassemblies from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of chassis and subassemblies from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The USITC’s public report, Chassis and Subassemblies from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-657 and 731-TA-1537 (Review), USITC Publication 5806, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 27, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Chassis and Subassemblies from China were instituted on April 1, 2026.
On July 6, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Chassis and Subassemblies from China; Inv. No. 701-TA-657 and 731-TA-1537 (Review).
Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Czech Republic and India Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of freight rail couplers and parts thereof from Czech Republic and India that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of India.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping orders on imports of this product from Czech Republic and India and a countervailing duty order on imports of this product from India.
The USITC’s public report, Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof from Czech Republic and India (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-775 and 731-TA-1759-1760 (Final), USITC Publication 5805, November 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 30, 2026.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the USITC’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from India, Indonesia, and Laos Injure U.S. Industry, Says USITC [UPDATED]
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from India, Indonesia, and Laos that the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of India, Indonesia, and Laos.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of these products from India, Indonesia, and Laos.
The USITC also made negative critical circumstances determinations with respect to certain imports from India and Laos for which Commerce had made final affirmative critical circumstances findings in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, and made affirmative critical circumstances determinations with respect to certain imports from Indonesia for which Commerce had made final affirmative critical circumstances findings in its antidumping and countervailing duty investigations.*
The USITC’s public report, Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from India, Indonesia, and Laos(Inv. Nos. 701-TA-772-774 and 731-TA-1756-1758 (Final), USITC Publication 5804, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 23, 2026.
Status of proceedings, links to relevant documents, and more information about the investigations can be found at the USITC’s Investigations Database System (IDS).
*October 15 Update: The news release was revised to incorporate the USITC's critical circumstances findings.
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the existing antidumping duty orders on imports of this product from Cambodia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam and the existing countervailing duty order on imports of this product from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in today’s vote.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The USITC’s public report, Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-645 and 731-TA-1495 and 1497-1501 (Review), USITC Publication 5803, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 19, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam were instituted on April 1, 2026.
On July 6, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. For all countries, Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate, and voted for expedited reviews.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Mattresses from Cambodia, China, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam; Inv. No. 701-TA-645 and 731-TA-1495 and 1497-1501 (Review).
USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Components Thereof
The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain mobile electronic devices and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission’s notice of investigation.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed on behalf of trinamiX Sensing LLC of Austin, Texas and trinamiX GmbH of Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany on September 3, 2026. The complaint was supplemented on September 17, 2026. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain mobile electronic devices and components thereof that infringe certain claims of the patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the respondent in this investigation as Apple Inc. of Cupertino, California.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA1525), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
USITC Votes to Continue Investigations on Linear Hydraulic Cylinders from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured due to imports of linear hydraulic cylinders from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of China, India, and Mexico.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in today’s vote.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the U.S. Department of Commerce will continue its investigations of imports of these products from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea.
The USITC’s public report, Linear Hydraulic Cylinders from Canada, China, India, Mexico, and South Korea (Inv. Nos. 701-TA- 802-804 and 731-TA-1799-1803 (Preliminary), USITC Publication 5800, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 16, 2026.
USITC Makes Determinations in Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews Concerning Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports non-refillable steel cylinders from China would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, the existing orders on imports of these products from China will remain in place.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Jason E. Kearns, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, and David Foley Jr. voted in the affirmative. Commissioner Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in today’s vote.
Today’s action comes under the five-year (sunset) review process required by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. See the attached page for background on these five-year (sunset) reviews.
The USITC’s public report, Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China (Inv. Nos. 701-TA- 644 and 731-TA-1494 (Review), USITC Publication 5799, October 2026), will contain the views of the USITC and information developed during the reviews.
The report will be available on the USITC website by November 8, 2026.
BACKGROUND
The Uruguay Round Agreements Act requires the Department of Commerce to revoke an antidumping or countervailing duty order, or terminate a suspension agreement, after five years unless the Department of Commerce and the USITC determine that revoking the order or terminating the suspension agreement would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping or subsidies (Commerce) and of material injury (USITC) within a reasonably foreseeable time.
The USITC’s institution notice in five-year reviews requests that interested parties file responses with the USITC concerning the likely effects of revoking the order under review as well as other information. Generally, within 95 days from institution, the USITC will determine whether the responses it has received reflect an adequate or inadequate level of interest in a full review. If responses to the USITC’s notice of institution are adequate, or if other circumstances warrant a full review, the USITC conducts a full review, which includes a public hearing and issuance of questionnaires.
The USITC generally does not hold a hearing or conduct further investigative activities in expedited reviews. Commissioners base their injury determination in expedited reviews on the facts available, including the USITC’s prior injury and review determinations, responses received to its notice of institution, data collected by staff in connection with the reviews, and information provided by the Department of Commerce.
The five-year (sunset) reviews concerning Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China were instituted on April 1, 2026.
On July 6, 2026, the USITC determined to conduct expedited five-year reviews. Commissioners David S. Johanson, Jason E. Kearns, and Amy A. Karpel concluded that the domestic interested party group responses were adequate, and the respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. Commissioner Johanson voted for full reviews; Commissioners Kearns and Karpel voted for expedited reviews.
Chairman Brett W. Doyle and Commissioners Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser, David Foley Jr., and Samuel T. Negatu did not participate in the adequacy votes, as they were not members of the USITC at the time.
A record of the USITC’s vote to conduct expedited reviews is available on the investigations page for Non-Refillable Steel Cylinders from China; Inv. No. 701-TA-644 and 731-TA-1494 (Review).